Mid-range · 2025

Nothing Phone (3a)

Name: Nothing Phone (3a)
Brand: Nothing
Price: 652000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦450,000 to ₦652,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (14h measured)

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7s Gen 3 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 50W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Nothing Phone (3a) looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

2160 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1273 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Panda Glass, Mohs level 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 810

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

828,429

v10

GeekBench

3,278

Graphics test

3DMark 1,064 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 810

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520

Software & updates

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, Nothing OS 4.0, up to 3 major Android upgrades · 3-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, Nothing OS 4.0, up to 3 major Android upgrades

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Telephoto

50 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung GN9, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 50 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

13:38h

Lab endurance

43:56h

EU cycle rating

1,400 cycles

Wired charging

50 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

201 g · 8.4 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

163.5 mm

Width

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

201 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2392 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

828k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

201 g vs 177 g

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

₦355k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

50 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

828k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

201 g vs 162 g

₦255k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

7 sellers·New from ₦545,000 to ₦652,000·Used from ₦450,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦450,000

Lowest of 7 Fair for used

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦485,000

CHIBESTINO GLOBAL GADGETS

4.3 yrs · 145 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦545,000

Greenlight Telecomms

7.0 yrs · 44 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦550,000

Select NG

1.7 yrs · 3 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦550,000

HITASTE COMMUNICATION

8.7 yrs · 98 feedback · 12GB

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Jiji New

₦620,000

PRINNET GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES

8.4 yrs · 2 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦652,000

DGS Store

9.8 yrs · 111 feedback · 256GB

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